FY2020 U.S. Embassy Tokyo: Education Exchange Promoting Study Abroad | TOKYO PAS FY20 02 11

Opportunity Information: Apply for TOKYO PAS FY20 02 11

The FY2020 U.S. Embassy Tokyo: Education Exchange Promoting Study Abroad opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number: TOKYO PAS FY20 02 11) is a discretionary U.S. Department of State program administered by the U.S. Mission to Japan, specifically through the U.S. Embassy Tokyo Public Affairs Section. It was created on February 1, 2020, with an application deadline of March 31, 2020. The core purpose is to fund an education exchange initiative that helps Japanese students who have financial need participate in study opportunities in the United States. Beyond simply supporting individual students, the program is designed to deepen U.S.-Japan people-to-people connections and advance the mission goal of increasing the overall number of students from Japan who choose to study in the U.S.

Funding is offered through multiple instrument types, including cooperative agreements, grants, and other mechanisms, giving applicants some flexibility in how a project might be structured and managed in partnership with the Embassy. The activity category is education, and the program is associated with CFDA number 19.040. The Embassy anticipated making up to three awards under this opportunity, with an award ceiling of $20,000 per award. In practical terms, this indicates a small, targeted funding program meant to support focused projects that can demonstrably reduce financial barriers and expand access to U.S. study experiences for Japanese students who might otherwise be unable to participate.

Eligibility is broad and includes a wide range of potential implementers. Eligible applicants include various levels of government (state, county, city or township, and special district governments), independent school districts, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, federally recognized Native American tribal governments and other tribal organizations, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education in that specific nonprofit category), and even individuals. This wide eligibility suggests the Embassy was open to proposals from universities, educational organizations, nonprofits focused on access and equity in education, and other entities capable of recruiting, preparing, and supporting financially needy Japanese participants for U.S.-based study.

The funded project concept centers on designing and carrying out an exchange program, meaning applicants would be expected to propose a concrete approach for selecting participants with financial need, enabling their study in the U.S., and building sustained interpersonal or institutional ties that last beyond the exchange period. While the short description does not list required activities, the stated objectives point toward programs that can show measurable outcomes, such as increased participation in U.S. study programs among students with limited financial resources, stronger bilateral networks between Japanese and American communities or institutions, and an overall contribution to the Embassy's strategic goal of boosting Japanese student mobility to the United States.

• The Department of State, U.S. Mission to Japan in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY2020 U.S. Embassy Tokyo: Education Exchange Promoting Study Abroad" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.040.
• This funding opportunity was created on Feb 01, 2020.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 31, 2020. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $20,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Individuals.

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